Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-31

possibly ooniamins,ed.
RAniEs
Rabies. OF IydrophoblA When u ap'
psafs Ia man, IL never generated sPonian'
soasly, bat Is due n inoculsaon oy
means % bites or otherwise from Other
rabid animals, usually c,rnivorOus 10
the dog. there L. an incubAuve period ol
from three 20 slx weeks. aner the bite lis
received. before The ftsisymp,om. sppeAr'
The earliest symptoms consist In but w.
lie mole than change la the disposition
and manners Of the animal, with loss OF
appetite OF sometimes disposition IN eat
iniigesilhic or rcpal-ive subsiAnees.
Later there comes the stage OF excite
mrnt. during which the dog shows = ten.
deuey % range a. large, attacking other
auimals a. be goes. Amer period OF
nom four 20 eight days, death close. The
scene with The pAralyilc or exhaustive
stage To some CAses,-ihe dumb or
"tofpld" form OF the disesse,-ihe p,raly-
tic symptoms come on early. These
Gases are marked by the dropping OF
the lower l.w, thus rendering the animal
unable 10 bite OF bark. Thcre IL In this
disease no fear OF wAtsr. bu; there IL .
difficulty or Inability 20 drink II ~ i
believed that many cases OF so.eallei ~
drophOblA In man are due 10 TIE men'A
eject Of The receipt OF The bite There.
fore. lor The sake Of The piece ot mini OF
such, the dog should not De kihed, " DC
can be secured without danger - other
persons. n he does not die within slk OF
eight days II may be Known that he was
nos rAbid. II he should die, howeVef' nc
nay not have been rabld, but may h,Ne
died of some other disease. Oaiy the
skilled veterinary or medical authority
should decide this. The question regard
Ing the protective power OF fasieurs
anii.rAblc incubation i not ye,deeiied
10 The satisfaction OF most physicians.
No, more than half the persons bitten by
rabld dogs have the disease, aud OF those
bitten by suspected dogs no, more than
,isht OF ten per cent. have hydrophool,.
fOwL.CnoLKRA
The Characteristic symptoms are
sDfoOplbg OF the wings, al unconquefs-
Die somno!ence, on startling the animals
.rd forcing them 20 open their eyes, they
seem % wake ~ from deep sleep, aud
soon the lids close again, and usually
death occurs without any particular move
merts OF tie animal. and sfter q mute
agony ~ most i,s wings na,ter little
The con,aglon Of The disease 4. not
dlnaslble through the air bat seems TO be
oalt. fxei. IL passes OF from the dis
e.sed bird by means OF tae exercmeni,
AMI iufects other fowls by being taken In
10 the body 10 the food and drink.
To prevent the disease, remove the In
fectsd dropplpgs daily and dlslnfeei The
aoor or groand. Remove promptly the
dl.e.ssd birds from the Unaffected ones.
Pas,eurs incubation for this disease has
proved successful
GAPks.
A disease of fowls caused by sp,rasiiic
worm. lSyuCamus frdcAsdlis, In the wlnd.
nlne. This worm Il OF . red color, hall
an inch or more Ia length, forked or
br.nched like ruiely drawn letter "l,
\ ana attached 10 the mucus membrane OF
,he birds wlndpipe by means OF suckers
=, the ends OF the two upper branches OF
the "Y." The symptoms are, sneeElng,
eourhlpg. suffocstlon and death. Suspi'
eIon. OF the nature OF the disease may be
verified occasionally by the olri's cough
ing up the worms, or oy opening the
yind.plpe. The life-hlsiory OF the para
site briefly IL this; The msiured worm y.
full OF eggs, and these, aftsr the death oil
the parent, when falling upon moist
ground or In wstsr. hatch, and food,
water. or esrih.worms, infested with
these minute larvae, may carry them Into
the crops Of healthy birds or The syngs
mi coughed up. msy be seized and swh
lowed. From the digestive tract they
make their way % the luags aud ulumate
ly into the wind'plpe.
Preventative measures are OBVIOUSLY
the keeping OF healthy birds from The sick
and from Infected grounds. Harm A.
.yugaml found. Burn or bury deeply al
dead fowls. Infected grounds may b'
treated literally with salt, Inns, ashes OF
chemicals.
AcrISoNycols.
A contagious tumor affecting The heA
and face OF cattle. which. until lately, wa
considered 10 be eancerous or iuoefculal
In It's nature. IL is caused by Injection
with q microscopic fuugoid plant i
msy be transferred TO man and oiht
animals.
DirnruKRiA.
Its known TO medical men AID yeteri
nsrisns, but not 70 the general public a
n should be, that diphtheriais diseas
OF the domestic animals ~ well as M
man disease. IL has been known 10 pre-
ysIl quite extensively and with fatal ei
feet among cats, dogs, pigs, poultry ant
other animals. IL is thought by som
that many local outoresks OF this disess